Basement approval rate in Cambridge
Cambridge approved 98.1% of basement applications, based on 108 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
98.1%
basement approval rate
108
Basement decisions
106
Approved
2
Refused
92.4%
Cambridge overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Cambridge average (92.4%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Cambridge
Basement
98.1%
Cambridge all applications
92.4%
Planning a basement in Cambridge?
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Other project types in Cambridge
96.5%
95.0%
96.3%
96.9%
96.9%
94.3%
95.9%
93.8%
89.4%
97.1%
98.6%
93.8%
100.0%
85.2%
100.0%